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Laos visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Citizens of Sri Lanka get a Laos visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Sri Lanka: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Colombo — Vientiane: ≈ 2,760 km, about 4 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Laos without a visa on a Sri Lanka passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Sri Lanka get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Laos visa rules at a glance

With a Sri Lanka passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sri Lanka passport ranks 175th of 199.
Sri Lanka passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Sri Lanka and Laos can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Thailand, Singapore, Seychelles, Rwanda, Micronesia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Colombo — Vientiane: about 2,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1.5 hours.
Local time: Colombo 12:00 — Vientiane 13:30.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sri Lanka.